How to Parse Multiline Items without Borders using PDF.co Document Parser

Parse Multiline Items without Borders – Document Parser

1. Go to PDF.co Document Parser
2. Create a New Template
3. Load your Source File
4. Add Objects
5. Run Template
6. Result
7. Save Template

In this step-by-step tutorial with screenshots, you will learn how to parse multiline items without borders using PDF.co Document Parser.

We’ll use the sample PDF below for this tutorial:

First, log in to your PDF.co account here.

Step 1 – Go to PDF.co Document Parser

• After logging in, go to the PDF.co Document Parser page by clicking the document parser menu at the top of your dashboard

Step 2 – Create a New Template

• To create a new template. Click New Template on your document parser page

Step 3 – Load your Source File

• Load the source file that you’re gonna use for creating your template

Step 4 – Add Objects

• To get the items on the table, you’re going to use Add TABLE field based on TEXT SEARCH
• Then add these properties:

  • {
    "start": {
    "expression": "Product Code{{Spaces}}Item Name",
    "regex": true
    },
    "end": {
    "expression": "Total",
    "regex": true
    },
    "row": {
    "expression": "{{LineStart}}{{Spaces}}(?<code>{{UppercaseLettersOrDigits}}){{Spaces}}(?<item>{{SentenceWithSingleSpaces}}){{Spaces}}(?<options>{{SentenceWithSingleSpaces}}){{Spaces}}(?<qty>{{Number}}){{Spaces}}{{Dollar}}(?<price>{{Number}}){{Spaces}}{{Dollar}}(?<subtotal>{{Number}})",
    "subExpression1": "{{LineStart}}{{Spaces}}(?<item>{{SentenceWithSingleSpaces}}){{Spaces}}(?<options>{{SentenceWithSingleSpaces}}{{LineEnd}})",
    "subExpression2": "{{LineStart}}{{Spaces}}(?<options>{{SentenceWithSingleSpaces}}{{LineEnd}})",
    "regex": true
    },
    "columns": [
    {
    "name": "code",
    "dataType": "string"
    },
    {
    "name": "item",
    "dataType": "string"
    },
    {
    "name": "options",
    "dataType": "string"
    },
    {
    "name": "qty",
    "dataType": "integer"
    },
    {
    "name": "price",
    "dataType": "decimal"
    },
    {
    "name": "subtotal",
    "dataType": "decimal"
    }
    ],
    "multipage": true
    }

Step 5 – Run Template

• Once you’re done adding the objects. You may now run your template

Step 6 – Result

• Here’s the result

Step 7 – Save Template

• Once you’re finished with your template. You may now save it.

You’ve learned how to parse multiline items without borders using PDF.co Document Parser through this step-by-step tutorial.

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